ALVINSTON – Stories from the Church
Through the lens of an artists eye, Alvinston comes alive through storytelling.
It’s always great to get old photos but even better when they have names to go with the faces! Thank you to Ruth McCallum for lending these to copy and add to the blog. Photo taken October 18th 1958. All photos - Back Row left to right: Ralph Prince, Jack Dolbear, Ray Douglas, Ron Munro, … Continue reading Early Baseball Teams
Still from a video shot by Mrs Brennan, shot around 1956 - 59 at the Alvinston Santa Claus Parade (corner of River Street and Railroad) When I worked at the Standard Guide Advocate each year around Christmas we were asked to collect personal Christmas stories, poems etc from folks in the community. Some of those … Continue reading Memories of Christmas Past
Siren located in top left of photo - Beside the entrance of once was Alvinston’s Fire Hall In 2019 Brooke Fire Rescue installed a fully restored air raid siren at the Alvinston Fire Station. A few years previous to this I remember Alvinston Firefighter, Charlie Cutler telling me about finding the siren mixed into debris … Continue reading A Brief History of Brooke Fire Rescue’s Air Raid Siren
Alvinston Cenotaph - unveiled June 29th 1921 Alvinston Centotaph - Rededication July 9th 2022 Alvinston Cenotaph Daily life in Alvinston can quite often keep it’s residents moving from place to place. Baseball games, figure skating, rodeos, work, school or spending some time at the library. In the background of our daily lives the Alvinston Cenotaph … Continue reading Facelift for the Alvinston Cenotaph
Jacklyn Wills Band The summer festival circuit really took a huge hit when COVID 19 shut everything down including the Alvinston Arts & Music Fest. With time off and some reflection the organizers of the annual festival decided to scale back their endeavours in 2022. “I feel that the time taken off for COVID has … Continue reading Summer Music Sundays
A Collector, Storyteller and Local Gem Ray and Marjorie Lloyd When I think of Alvinston and the people who make the community of Alvinston so unique, one of the first images that comes to mind is of Ray Lloyd. I first met Ray when I worked at Lou’s Country Cookin’, a local restaurant and bar … Continue reading Ray Lloyd
In 2011 I was living in downtown Toronto, working as a glazier at a Company building amazing glass domes and lenses for home. I had graduated from OCAD University in 2007 and was recovering from a fall from scaffolding in a workplace accident. I had three fractured vertebrae and a fractured noggin. This is me … Continue reading Let Me Introduce Myself….
ALVINSTON - Stories from the Church 